BiVo Podcast: Encouragement for BiVocational Pastors and Cell church Ministers

I have read a good number of books since I started reading around the age of 6. The lessons I learned from these books have contributed greatly to the person I am today. I am a product of many lessons, distilled from great disciples of Christ who have gone ahead of me. On this episode of the BiVo Podcast, I share some of the top lessons that come to mind.

Please take the time to share some of your best lessons learned in the comment section below. Thanks.

On this episode of the BiVo podcast, I share some of the lessons I have learned from resources made available by older spiritual leaders.

I have learned a lot more than these over the years, but these are the top 5 that came to mind as I prepared for this episode of the podcast. I will share a few more next week.

I got the idea for this series from John Maxwell Podcast. He shared some of the best pieces of advice he received over the years.

From Kenneth E Hagin 

George Muller

I have been pastoring now for over 13yrs. Last year I began to realize that I was not as effective as I should be. I have read leadership books from time to time but never really done a consistent study on Leadership. On this episode of the BiVo Podcast, I share how I came to this decision. I am sure you will learn a few things from my mistakes. Enjoy.

[Episode 20 Yay!!!] If I were to start over as a pastor, I will focus more on two things! 1) Fellowship with the Holy Spirit and 2) Leadership training! There are 3 other things that I will do in addition to these. I recommend that you give much attention to these 5 things I discuss in today’s podcast episode, if you are a BiVo Minister.

We do not make disciple to follow us. We make disciples who follow Jesus! We call others, show them who Jesus is to us and help them along as they follow our Lord Jesus Christ. We expect that they, in turn, will share the good news and help others as well. Then we become fellow disciples and encourage one another. No matter how far along you are on the journey, you are a follower of Jesus! You are not Jesus! A true disciple of Jesus will follow his or her pastor ONLY as long as the pastor is following Jesus!

On this episode, I share about our journey as we continue to make our ministry primarily about making disciples of Jesus!

 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I amwith you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. ~  Matthew 28: 18-20 NKJV

On the 14th of August 14 years ago (2004) I got married to this beautiful daughter of God – Olu Sobanjo. Lots of good things have happened as you can imagine in 14 years. I am happy to announce that I am grateful to God for giving me such a wonderful wife. I do not take the credit for choosing her. God helped me! Now that I have the benefit of hindsight I choose her again today and every day.  On this episode of the BiVo Podcast, I share just 6 lessons out of many that I have learnt over the years! Enjoy.

Real Love – The Truth about finding unconditional love and fulfilling relationships – By Greg Baer

If you fail to plan you are planning to fail – Benjamin Franklin

What does it mean to succeed as a bi-vocational Pastor? How do you know that you are doing well as a BiVo Minister? 

Once we know what success means we can then prayerfully come up with a plan that helps to achieve these!

If the model that you are following or the plan you have, is not helping you achieve the above goals, you may need to go back to the Lord to get clearer instructions!

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”

My guest today is a very good friend. I have known him since 1989 when we were in secondary school. He is a medical doctor and the founding pastor of Grace Community Outreach Center and Church in Manchester UK.

This interview will bless you. Listen to it today!

Here are some of the resources we talked about!

If you were blessed by this interview, please leave a comment. Let me know one thing that you got from this. Have a blessed week.

Whenever I give myself the excuse that I do not have enough time to pray! I also remind myself that any assignment I am engaged in that makes it impossible to report to God who commissioned the assignment in the first place is a waste of time.

If we are aware of the power of prayer and the joy of communion with the creator we will never be too busy to pray. Our Lord Jesus Christ, paid the price to reconcile us back to our heavenly Father. How on earth can I  even think that I am too busy to connect with HIM?

On this episode of the BiVo Podcast, I discuss the need for prayer and the peculiar challenge of the BiVo Pastor or Minister.

The Revival We Need by Oswald Smith

On this episode of the BiVo Podcast, Sidney Ladi Sanni shares his BiVo Story! I was blessed by the interview. You will see how God uses our willingness, to open new doors for ministry.

Bro Sidney is a Publisher, a Teacher in the marketplace and a Teacher of the Word of God wherever God opens the doors. The man really loves the Word of God.

If you are a BiVo minister, this testimony will bless you too.

Bro Sidney can be reached at www.sanscribd.co.uk and at [email protected].